If you are going to bid, isn't it safer to do so earlier in the auction?
I can understand avoiding a weak 2
♥ opening 2nd position vulnerable, but perhaps an opportunity arises on the second round of the auction. Double shows hearts, but tends to be lead directing, more consistent with a decent 5-card suit. But what sort of hand bids 3
♥ over 2
♥? I think it ought to be something like this: reasonable playing strength but unsuitable for a 2
♥ or 3
♥ opening. On a good day, partner will work out that my suit isn't great before he makes his opening lead against a spade contract.
paulg, on 2012-September-25, 07:52, said:
though opening light is easily possible, unlikely to psych one notrump (although they were seventeen imps down with twenty boards to play).
Being 17 IMPs down shouldn't affect their strategy as the VP scale is virtually linear.